Wall-rack



E. L. REED.

WALL RACK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12.1919.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

screws and similar articles.

UNITED STATES EVAN L. REED, 0F STERLING, ILLINOIS.

WALL-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

Application filed. February 12, 1919. Serial No. 276,654.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVAN L. REED, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sterling, in the county of Whiteside and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wall-Racks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to wall racks, and aims to provide aconvenient place for keeping tools of various kinds, nails, tacks,

It is more specially designed for domestic use, and is so constructedthat it can be reduced to a compact space for shipment or storage. It isalso simple and cheap in construction, and can be made largely fromsmall ieces of material, such as are frequently ound 1n the scrap pile.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 shows my invention in front elevation. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation thereof.

1 represents a base, supported on a pair of brackets 2, which aresecured removably thereto by means of pins 3 fixed in the brackets andpassing through openings in the base. The brackets 2 are further unitedby means of a rear piece 4, secured to said brackets by screws orsimilar fastening means.

Mounted on the base 1 is a pair of frames, each formed of supports 5,united at intervals by rounds 6. The side supports 5 are provided attheir lower ends with openings to receive the upper ends of the pins 3,and the upperends of said frames are provided with a cap 7 held in placeby means of plns 8 passing upwardly into openings in such The spacesbetween the supports 5 are designed to contain boxes, as shown at 9, forthe storage of screws, nails, and similar articles, which are found to agreater or less extent in all households. The boxes may be speciallyconstructed for the racks, or the openings can be made of a suitablesize to receive cigar boxes of usual form or similar small boxes whichare frequently employed for the storage of the articles named.

Between the brackets 2 is removably held a bar 10, by means of pins 11fixed in the brackets and projecting into openings in the ends of saidbar. In the forwardedge of the bar are recesses 12 for the support ofhammers, monkey-wrenches, and similar tools. The ends of the base 1 arelikewise provided with recesses 13 to hold screwdrivers, awls, andarticles of that class. Said brackets also contain slits 14, in whichhand-saws may be supported. The back 4 has a pair of openings 15, forthe use'of nalls or screws in supporting the device in position againsta wall.

It will be seen that the only permanent fastening means about the rackare the screws by means of which the back 4 is held in place. For thepurposes of shipment the cap 7 can be instantly removed, and the framesreleased from connection with the base 1. These parts and the bracketportion can then be packed in a small space. If it is desired to reducethe dimensions of the package further, the back 4 can be removed byreleasing the screws, which permits the separation of the brackets 2 andbar 10. The parts can be as readily re-assembled.

Where tools and articles of the kind herein mentioned are kept in a homeit is usually in a hap-hazard manner, and considerable time is lost infinding different tools as they are needed. The present invention willprovide a means for keeping the same in an orderly fashion, and so thateach article will be in its proper place, when wanted.

What I claim and desire to secure, is:

A device of the class described, comprising a bracket member; a pair ofspacedapart skeleton frames detachably mounted on said bracket member,and formed of vertical pieces united at intervals by horizontal membersadapted for the support of a plurality of boxes; and a top memberdetachably connected With said frames, and adapted to hold the same inproper spacedapart relation with each other.

In testimony whereof I affix my si nature.

EVAN L. R ED.

